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...Board insists admission didn’t pass through CAPS…As FUTA insists it followed due process...Graduate in limbo despite graduation with 4.41 CGPA A graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Mr Jamiu Basola, has been barred from participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) ruled his ...
…Acknowledges teachers’ demands, urges Area Councils to act By Sodiq Adelakun The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has called for constructive dialogue and a prompt resolution to the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Press and ...
…Says cloned portal falsely linked to President Tinubu directives…Urges students to use only official platform for applications By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a public warning to students and members of the public regarding a fraudulent website falsely claiming to offer Federal Government-backed student loans. In a statement released on ...
The Bauchi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to promote education of girls through the Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) component of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. Hajiya Ladi Hamma, State Project Coordinator of AGILE, said this during a stakeholders advocacy engagement on the CCT initiative in Bauchi on Monday. She ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, llorin The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has lauded the Technological lnnovations of the kwara State Polytechnic, llorin ,in terms of Vocational and Technical Education which had continued to promote and encourages Nigerian Youths to develop passion for Vocational training. This was made known by the Director, Polytechnic and Allied Programmes ...
More than 80 per cent of the 98,232 candidates eligible for nationwide mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) failed to turn-up for the examination on Saturday. The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this in Abuja during the monitoring exercise of the rescheduled examinations. Oloyede attributed the development to intensified ...
On June 16, Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo announced the state government’s plan to handover some public schools in the state to their original missionary owners. Okpebholo broke the news during a courtesy visit by Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi. Dunia, had in his appeal, said previous governments in the state ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace peace-building through education and social media. He, however, ddescribed Nigerian youth as the country’s most potent force against violent extremism, terrorism, and insurgency. Musa made the call while addressing a students, civil society organisations, traditional leaders and security officials at ...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged youths in the state to avoid drug use and focus on developing skills, self-discipline, and confidence to lead successful lives. Diri made the appeal during the Prosperity Walk held in Yenagoa on Thursday, commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. He highlighted the strong ...
Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan have urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to reconsider his decision to rename the institution after the late Dr Omololu Olunloyo. The students expressed their dissatisfaction in a statement issued by the institution’s Students’ Union Government in Ibadan on Friday. The statement was jointly signed by the union’s President, Olamide Oladipupo; General ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased budget allocation for child rights advancement in the 33 local governments areas of Oyo State. UNICEF’s Social Policy Specialist, Muhammad Okorie, made the call at a Child Rights Advocacy dialogue with the 33 LGA Chairmen in Oyo state held on Thursday in Oyo town. Okorie ...
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has granted an approval to the state’s Bureau of Statistics to conduct a general census on Almajiri and Islamiyya schools in the state. The state’s Statistician General, Prof. Saifullahi Sani, who disclosed this in Katsina on Thursday, said the aim of the census was to plan a strategy for ...
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, on Thursday urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to promote peace, unity and discipline. Ododo gave the charge during his visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp at Asaya, in Ijumu Local Government Area of the state. The governor also pledged his administration’s commitment to ...
The Bauchi State Government has launched a three-day intensive training programme for 30 primary school supervisors across the state, aimed at strengthening quality control and promoting data-driven decision-making in the education sector. The training, taking place at the Smart School in Bauchi, forms part of the “Quality Education for Lifelong Learning (QELL)” project, spearheaded by ...
...Education ministry proposes decentralisation of fund approvals The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has appealed to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) to promptly release funds earmarked for student feeding in Nigeria’s unity colleges and to enhance financial efficiency across the ministry. Dr Alausa made the appeal on Wednesday in ...
...Lawmakers raise alarm over depression, drug abuse among students The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a resolution advocating the integration of mental health education, counselling services, and structured support systems into the curriculum of all primary and secondary schools in the state. Lawmakers voiced serious concern over the increasing incidence of depression, anxiety, ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado-Ekiti The National Universities Commission (NUC) has named Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, as one of the host institutions for the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (iDICE) hub programme in Nigeria. The selection was formally communicated in a letter dated 17 June 2025, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, ...
...donates 28-seater bus to the institution Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Government is set to spend the sum of N2 billion on intervention projects at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this during the institution's 15th combined Convocation Ceremony held at its Ojere campus in Abeokuta on Tuesday. ...
...Suspends 113 CBT centres over malpractice, technical breaches The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 28 June 2025, for the conduct of a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) targeting 96,838 candidates across Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Board’s Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the mop-up exam will ...
...Stages alphabet class with protesting schoolchildren ...Says Wike’s gate now symbolises ‘Nigeria’s failed education’ Controversial social media activist, Mr Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, on Monday led a provocative protest to the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, over the prolonged strike by primary school teachers ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the mop-up examination for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will hold on Saturday, 28 June. In a statement signed by its Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB confirmed that 96,838 candidates are eligible to participate in the mop-up exercise. This figure includes ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano Zone, has distanced itself from a petition issued by a group of academics from the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano (YUMSFUEK), alleging irregularities in the institution’s leadership process. The petition, jointly signed by Dr Bashir Ibrahim and five others, was addressed to the Minister ...
By Matthew Denis The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has disclosed that West African industries have proven their strength in various sectors, and now it's time to safeguard the regional bloc and drive expansion through integration policies. Speaking at the maiden West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu said, ...
